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CXUS54 KLZK 011748
CLMPBF
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1141 AM CST THU FEB 1 2018
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...THE PINE BLUFF CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1883 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 01/11/1928
LOW -6 01/13/1918
01/12/1918
HIGHEST 69 01/21 50 19 76 01/12
LOWEST 5 01/17 32 -27 14 01/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.6 51.7 -4.1 56.9
AVG. MINIMUM 28.4 32.9 -4.5 40.6
MEAN 38.0 42.3 -4.3 48.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 1.4 4.6 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 21 15.3 5.7 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.50 1937
MINIMUM 0.19 2003
TOTALS 2.81 3.76 -0.95 2.87
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.12 -0.03 0.09
DAYS >= .01 9 9.8 -0.8 9
DAYS >= .10 6 7
DAYS >= .50 2 3
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.11 01/22 TO 01/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 20.5 1966
24 HR TOTAL 12.0 01/28/1966 TO 01/28/1966
SNOW DEPTH 12 01/28/1966
TOTALS 4.1 2.3 1.8 1.5
LIQUID EQUIV 0.41 0.10 0.31 0.15
SINCE 7/1 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.5
LIQUID 7/1 0.41 0.20 0.21 0.15
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 3 0.3 2.7 1
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 01/16
24 HR TOTAL 4.0 01/15 TO 01/16
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 830 705 125 501
SINCE 7/1 1952 1858 94 1409
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 5
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 5
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/10/2000
LATEST 04/25/1910
EARLIEST 11/12
LATEST 03/16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/200 DATE 01/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/360 DATE 01/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...Data for Pine Bluff for January 2018...
.Summary...
Cold weather at the end of December continued into January.
There were a few periods warmer than average, mainly during
the second and fourth weeks. However, the month as a whole
ended up over four degrees below average. The coldest periods
were from the 1st through the 7th, and the 12th through the
19th, when daily temperatures were as much as 10 to around
30 degrees below average. During the month, Pine Bluff saw
the first single-digit readings since February of 2011, and
the coldest temperature since December of 1989.
Rainfall was below average. It was the driest January in two
years.
Snowfall was nearly twice the monthly average for January. It
was the snowiest January in seven years.
.Monthly Temperatures...
The average high temperature was the coldest since 2010. The
average low and monthly temperature was the coldest since
2014.
.Daily Temperatures...
Daily temperatures were above average on 13 days, average on one
day, and below average on 17 days.
There were six days with high temperatures at or below freezing,
which was the most since 1988, and most recently tied 1988 for the
3rd highest on record in the month of January.
There were 21 days with low temperatures at or below freezing, which
was the most since 2014.
There were three days with single-digit temperatures, which was the
most in January since 1988. The low temperature of 5 degrees above
zero on the 17th was the coldest temperature at Pine Bluff since
December 24, 1989.
.Daily Record Temperatures Tied or Broken During the Month...
Date Record Type New Record Previous Record
1st Coldest High Temperature 21 in 2018 21 in 1977
2nd Coldest High Temperature 22 in 2018 24 in 1928
16th Coldest High Temperature 26 in 2018 30 in 1972, 1917
16th Low Temperature 11 in 2018 12 in 1905
17th Coldest High Temperature 22 in 2018 25 in 1977
17th Low Temperature 5 in 2018 5 in 1982
On the 1st, the high temperature of 21 most recently tied January 1, 1977
for the 7th coldest on record for the month.
.Monthly Rainfall...
It was the driest January since 2016.
.Daily Rainfall Records Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.
.Monthly Snowfall...
It was the snowiest January since 2011.
.Daily Record Snowfall Tied or Broken During the Month...
None.
.Miscellaneous Phenomena...
None.
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